News ‘Rising water bills and the sewage crisis show firms should be nationalised now’ The water regulator Ofwat has recommended bill rises of 21% over the next five years. Consumers will rightfully… Jon Trickett 12th July, 2024, 9:45 am
Columnist ‘Victory will be short-lived unless Labour fixes broken services with proper funding and public ownership’ The country is broken. NHS waiting lists spiralling out of control. Energy bills rising so fast they’ve sparked… Cat Hobbs 14th June, 2024, 5:30 pm
General election 2024 Socialist Health Association warns Labour under-funding risks NHS ‘decline’ Labour’s caution on tax hikes and borrowing “condemns the NHS to continued fragmentation and decline,”, the party’s affiliated… James Moules 14th June, 2024, 4:00 pm
News Lou Haigh to reveal ‘roadmap’ for public ownership of railways within first term Labour’s Louise Haigh has pledged to deliver the “biggest overhaul to our railways in a generation” ahead of… Katie Neame 24th April, 2024, 10:30 pm
Comment Steve Rotheram: ‘Mayors are paving the way now for Labour’s bold bus plans’ Pick up any paper or turn on the news on any given day and you’re bound to be… Steve Rotheram 11th April, 2024, 5:33 pm
Comment ‘Bold mayors are taking control of public services. Labour nationally must follow’ The next election will be fought on public services. Last month’s historic move in Greater Manchester to put… Matthew Topham 15th October, 2023, 8:00 am
News Delegates pass motions on public ownership, HS2 and AI in the workplace Delegates at Labour conference have passed motions on public ownership of energy, delivering HS2 in full, defence policy,… Katie Neame 9th October, 2023, 8:35 pm
Comment ‘Bus franchising sounds dull – but history shows it can lead to public ownership’ Imagine waiting for a bus at Marble Arch on a hot summer evening in London in 1921. There… Niall Devitt 2nd October, 2023, 10:28 am
Columnist ‘Voters are sick of being ripped off. Public ownership must be Labour’s solution’ Last week, Angela Rayner compared renationalisation to Liz Truss’s disastrous mini-budget, saying it would be ideological and cost… Cat Hobbs 20th September, 2023, 4:20 pm
News Public energy company could generate £140bn by 2040, TUC analysis claims A publicly-owned energy company could generate a “mammoth” £140bn for the UK economy by 2040 if provided with… Katie Neame 10th August, 2023, 12:59 pm